EP3495644A1 - Engin de chantier hydraulique - Google Patents

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EP3495644A1
EP3495644A1 EP17904018.3A EP17904018A EP3495644A1 EP 3495644 A1 EP3495644 A1 EP 3495644A1 EP 17904018 A EP17904018 A EP 17904018A EP 3495644 A1 EP3495644 A1 EP 3495644A1
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Masatoshi Hoshino
Kiwamu Takahashi
Seiji Hijikata
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E02—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
    • E02F—DREDGING; SOIL-SHIFTING
    • E02F9/00—Component parts of dredgers or soil-shifting machines, not restricted to one of the kinds covered by groups E02F3/00 - E02F7/00
    • E02F9/20—Drives; Control devices
    • E02F9/22—Hydraulic or pneumatic drives
    • E02F9/2278—Hydraulic circuits
    • E02F9/2296—Systems with a variable displacement pump
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02D—CONTROLLING COMBUSTION ENGINES
    • F02D29/00—Controlling engines, such controlling being peculiar to the devices driven thereby, the devices being other than parts or accessories essential to engine operation, e.g. controlling of engines by signals external thereto
    • F02D29/04—Controlling engines, such controlling being peculiar to the devices driven thereby, the devices being other than parts or accessories essential to engine operation, e.g. controlling of engines by signals external thereto peculiar to engines driving pumps
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E02—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
    • E02F—DREDGING; SOIL-SHIFTING
    • E02F9/00—Component parts of dredgers or soil-shifting machines, not restricted to one of the kinds covered by groups E02F3/00 - E02F7/00
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E02—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
    • E02F—DREDGING; SOIL-SHIFTING
    • E02F9/00—Component parts of dredgers or soil-shifting machines, not restricted to one of the kinds covered by groups E02F3/00 - E02F7/00
    • E02F9/20—Drives; Control devices
    • E02F9/22—Hydraulic or pneumatic drives
    • E02F9/2246—Control of prime movers, e.g. depending on the hydraulic load of work tools
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E02—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
    • E02F—DREDGING; SOIL-SHIFTING
    • E02F9/00—Component parts of dredgers or soil-shifting machines, not restricted to one of the kinds covered by groups E02F3/00 - E02F7/00
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    • E02F9/22—Hydraulic or pneumatic drives
    • E02F9/226—Safety arrangements, e.g. hydraulic driven fans, preventing cavitation, leakage, overheating
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E02—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
    • E02F—DREDGING; SOIL-SHIFTING
    • E02F9/00—Component parts of dredgers or soil-shifting machines, not restricted to one of the kinds covered by groups E02F3/00 - E02F7/00
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    • E02F9/22—Hydraulic or pneumatic drives
    • E02F9/2278—Hydraulic circuits
    • E02F9/2285—Pilot-operated systems
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02D—CONTROLLING COMBUSTION ENGINES
    • F02D41/00—Electrical control of supply of combustible mixture or its constituents
    • F02D41/02—Circuit arrangements for generating control signals
    • F02D41/021—Introducing corrections for particular conditions exterior to the engine
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60W—CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION; CONTROL SYSTEMS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR HYBRID VEHICLES; ROAD VEHICLE DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR PURPOSES NOT RELATED TO THE CONTROL OF A PARTICULAR SUB-UNIT
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    • B60W2710/06—Combustion engines, Gas turbines
    • B60W2710/0644—Engine speed
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E02—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
    • E02F—DREDGING; SOIL-SHIFTING
    • E02F9/00—Component parts of dredgers or soil-shifting machines, not restricted to one of the kinds covered by groups E02F3/00 - E02F7/00
    • E02F9/20—Drives; Control devices
    • E02F9/22—Hydraulic or pneumatic drives
    • E02F9/2221—Control of flow rate; Load sensing arrangements
    • E02F9/2232—Control of flow rate; Load sensing arrangements using one or more variable displacement pumps
    • E02F9/2235—Control of flow rate; Load sensing arrangements using one or more variable displacement pumps including an electronic controller
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F15—FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS; HYDRAULICS OR PNEUMATICS IN GENERAL
    • F15B—SYSTEMS ACTING BY MEANS OF FLUIDS IN GENERAL; FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS, e.g. SERVOMOTORS; DETAILS OF FLUID-PRESSURE SYSTEMS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • F15B2211/20—Fluid pressure source, e.g. accumulator or variable axial piston pump
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    • F15B2211/2053—Type of pump
    • F15B2211/20546—Type of pump variable capacity
    • F15B2211/20553—Type of pump variable capacity with pilot circuit, e.g. for controlling a swash plate
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F15—FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS; HYDRAULICS OR PNEUMATICS IN GENERAL
    • F15B—SYSTEMS ACTING BY MEANS OF FLUIDS IN GENERAL; FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS, e.g. SERVOMOTORS; DETAILS OF FLUID-PRESSURE SYSTEMS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • F15B2211/6309—Electronic controllers using input signals representing a pressure the pressure being a pressure source supply pressure
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F15—FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS; HYDRAULICS OR PNEUMATICS IN GENERAL
    • F15B—SYSTEMS ACTING BY MEANS OF FLUIDS IN GENERAL; FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS, e.g. SERVOMOTORS; DETAILS OF FLUID-PRESSURE SYSTEMS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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  • the present invention relates generally to hydraulic work machines such as hydraulic excavators and, more particularly, to a hydraulic work machine having a function that varies a speed of an engine such that the speed of the engine reduces when work is interrupted and that the speed of the engine automatically increases when the work is resumed.
  • Operations of a hydraulic work machine such as a hydraulic excavator typically include excavation, swing, and travel that are connected with each other by a wait time interposed therebetween.
  • Many machines hitherto developed are provided with a function that, in order to reduce noise, and improve fuel consumption and exhaust emissions, determines a period of time during which an operator does not operate an operation lever (operation device) to be a wait time and automatically reduces the speed of the engine, and when the operator thereafter operates the operation lever to resume work, automatically increases the speed of the engine to a level appropriate for performance of the work.
  • the function is what is called auto idle or auto deceleration (hereinafter referred to as the auto idle) and is enabled when the operator opts to use the function.
  • auto idle auto deceleration
  • Patent Document 1 discloses a technique that, when the engine is being accelerated for returning from the auto idle, shortens an acceleration time, specifically, time required for resumption of work by setting a minimum value for torque of a hydraulic pump that assumes load on the engine.
  • Patent Document 2 which represents an improvement on the technique disclosed in Patent Document 1, discloses a technique that sets an appropriate value for the torque of the hydraulic pump in accordance with engine torque performance and boost pressure such that a predetermined type of work can be performed even while the engine is being accelerated.
  • Requirements for the auto idle function reside in the engine speed during the wait time being as low as possible from the viewpoint of noise reduction and fuel consumption and in capability of performance of work involving a heavy load within a period of time as short as possible once the operator resumes work. It is thus important that the engine be accelerated quickly from a low speed to a speed at which a sufficient torque can be developed.
  • Patent Document 2 derives torque from the pump even while the engine is being accelerated. This increases the acceleration time compared with the technique disclosed in Patent Document 1 and limits the type of work to be performed at that time to one involving a light load. Thus, depending on the operator or the type of work, or depending on the length and frequency of the wait time, the operator may opt not to use the auto idle and spend the wait time with the engine running at high speeds. This increases noise inside and outside the hydraulic work machine and aggravates fuel consumption.
  • An object of the present invention is to provide a hydraulic work machine that, in order to increase frequency at which auto idle is used, enables an engine to be accelerated even more quickly than ever and a type of work involving a heavy load to be performed within a short period of time when the operator resumes work and recovers a speed of the engine.
  • an aspect of the present invention provides a hydraulic work machine that includes: an engine; a hydraulic pump and a pilot pump driven by the engine; a plurality of actuators driven by hydraulic fluid delivered from the hydraulic pump, the actuators driving respective work elements; a plurality of flow control valves that control flow of hydraulic fluid supplied from the hydraulic pump to the respective actuators; a plurality of operation devices that generate operation pilot pressures commanding operations of the work elements using delivery fluid from the pilot pump to thereby change positions of the flow control valves; a gate lock lever that is operated selectively into a first position at which an entrance to an operator's seat is restricted and generation of the operation pilot pressures by the operation devices is enabled and a second position at which the entrance to the operator's seat is open and the generation of the operation pilot pressures by the operation devices is disabled; a plurality of engine loads driven by the engine, the engine loads excluding the hydraulic pump; an engine speed setting device that sets a target speed of the engine; and an engine control system that controls a speed of the engine such that
  • the engine control system performs engine speed early recovery control that, when any of the operation devices is operated and work is resumed in the auto idle control and when the speed of the engine is brought from the auto idle speed back to the speed corresponding with the target speed set by the engine speed setting device, unloads at least one of the engine loads other than the hydraulic pump and, after the speed of the engine increases to a predetermined speed, loads the engine load again.
  • the at least one of the engine loads other than the hydraulic pump is unloaded to thereby reduce the engine loads.
  • the engine can thereby be accelerated even more quickly than before and work involving a heavy load can be performed within a short period of time. Additionally, because operability of the auto idle control is improved, frequency of use of the auto idle control can be increased.
  • the engine when the operator resumes work and recovers the engine speed, the engine can be accelerated even more quickly than before and work involving a heavy load can be performed within a short period of time. Additionally, because of the improved operability of the auto idle control, the auto idle control is used more frequently, so that effects can be achieved of reduced noise inside and outside the hydraulic work machine and of improved fuel economy.
  • Fig. 1 is an illustration of an appearance of the hydraulic excavator.
  • the hydraulic excavator includes a multi-articulated front implement 101A and a machine body 101B.
  • the front implement 101A includes a boom 101a, an arm 101b, and a bucket 101c.
  • the boom 101a, the arm 101b, and the bucket 101c each rotate in a vertical direction.
  • the machine body 101B includes an upper swing structure 101d and a lower track structure 101e.
  • the boom 101a of the front implement 101A has a proximal end supported rotatably in the vertical direction at a front portion of the upper swing structure 101d.
  • the boom 101a, the arm 101b, the bucket 101c, the upper swing structure 101d, and the lower track structure 101e are driven by a boom cylinder 103a, an arm cylinder 103b, a bucket cylinder 103c, a swing motor 103d, and left and right track motors 103e and 103f, respectively.
  • Operation of the boom 101a, the arm 101b, the bucket 101c, and the upper swing structure 101d is directed by an operation pilot pressure that serves as a hydraulic operation signal of each of operation lever devices 4a and 4b (see Fig. 2 ).
  • Operation of the lower track structure 101e is directed by an operation pilot pressure that serves as a hydraulic operation signal of an operation pedal device for traveling not depicted.
  • the upper swing structure 101d includes a cabin 101h.
  • a cab in which an operator's seat 101s is disposed, is defined inside the cabin 101h.
  • a plurality of operation devices including the operation lever devices 4a and 4b (see Fig. 2 ) and the operation pedal device for traveling, and a gate lock lever 34 (see Fig. 2 ), for example, are disposed at the operator's seat 101s.
  • Fig. 2 is a system configuration diagram of a hydraulic drive system, an engine controller, and peripheral devices mounted in the hydraulic excavator.
  • the hydraulic drive system includes an engine 1 (diesel engine), a main hydraulic pump 2, a pilot pump 3, a plurality of actuators 103a to 103f, a plurality of flow control valves 5a to 5f, and a plurality of operation devices.
  • the hydraulic pump 2 and the pilot pump 3 each have a rotational shaft coupled with a rotational shaft of the engine 1 and are each driven by the engine 1.
  • the actuators 103a to 103f are driven by hydraulic fluid delivered from the hydraulic pump 2 and drive the respective work elements 101a to 101e.
  • the flow control valves 5a to 5f control flow of the hydraulic fluid (directions and flow rates of the hydraulic fluid) supplied from the hydraulic pump 2 to the respective actuators 103a to 103f.
  • the operation devices including the operation lever devices 4a and 4b generate operation pilot pressures that direct operations (direction and speed) of the work elements 101a to 101e on the basis of delivery fluid of the pilot pump 3 to thereby change positions of the flow control valves 5a to 5f.
  • the work elements 101a to 101e represent the boom, the arm, the bucket, the upper swing structure, and the lower track structure, respectively, depicted in Fig. 1 .
  • the actuators 103a to 103f represent the boom cylinder, the arm cylinder, the bucket cylinder, the swing motor, and the left and right track motors, respectively, depicted in Fig. 1 .
  • Fig. 2 omits depicting the operation devices other than the operation lever devices 4a and 4b.
  • a pilot relief valve 7 is connected with a hydraulic line 21 through which the delivery fluid of the pilot pump 3 is guided to the operation lever devices 4a and 4b.
  • the pilot relief valve 7 forms a pilot pressure circuit 22, which generates a predetermined primary pilot pressure.
  • the operation lever devices 4a and 4b each incorporate a pair of pilot valves (pressure reducing valves). Each reduces the primary pilot pressure of the pilot pressure circuit 22 as a source pressure so as to correspond to an operation amount of an operation lever of the operation lever device 4a or 4b (operation amount of the operation device) and thereby generates the operation pilot pressure that corresponds to the operation direction and the operation amount of the operation lever.
  • the operation pilot pressures generated by the operation lever devices 4a and 4b and the operation devices not depicted in Fig. 2 are guided to the flow control valves 5a to 5f via a signal control valve 6 and drive respective spools of the flow control valves 5a to 5f.
  • the direction in which, and the speed at which, the hydraulic actuators 103a to 103f are operated, are thereby varied.
  • the hydraulic pump 2 is a variable displacement type including a displacement varying member (e.g., swash plate) 2a and a regulator 2b.
  • the displacement varying member 2a varies displacement of the hydraulic pump 2.
  • the regulator 2b drives the displacement varying member 2a to thereby vary capacity of the hydraulic pump.
  • the regulator 2b includes a regulator piston 8.
  • the regulator piston 8 includes a large-diameter pressure receiving portion 8a and a small-diameter pressure receiving portion 8b.
  • the signal control valve 6 incorporates a plurality of shuttle valves.
  • the signal control valve 6 outputs the operation pilot pressures generated by the operation lever devices 4a and 4b and other operation devices to the flow control valves 5a to 5f.
  • the signal control valve 6 also has a function of selecting the highest operation pilot pressure among the generated operation pilot pressures to thereby generate and output a control pressure.
  • the control pressure output from the signal control valve 6 is guided to the large-diameter pressure receiving portion 8a of the regulator piston 8.
  • the primary pilot pressure in the hydraulic line 21 generated by the pilot pressure circuit 22 is guided to the small-diameter pressure receiving portion 8b of the regulator piston 8.
  • operation levers or operation pedals (hereinafter referred to representatively as the "operation levers") of the operation lever devices 4a and 4b and other operation devices are in a neutral position
  • the operation pilot pressures generated by the operation lever devices 4a and 4b and other operation devices assume a tank pressure and the control pressure output from the signal control valve 6 also assumes the tank pressure.
  • a piston main body of the regulator piston 8 is pushed to the left in Fig. 2 by the primary pilot pressure of the pilot pressure circuit 22, the displacement varying member 2a is placed at a minimum tilting position, and the hydraulic pump 2 has a minimum delivery flow rate.
  • the regulator piston 8 is driven in response to the operation amount of the operation lever of any of the operation lever devices 4a and 4b and other operation devices, and controls the delivery flow rate of the hydraulic pump 2 so as to achieve a flow rate corresponding to the operation amount of the operation lever (positive control).
  • the signal control valve 6 also includes a pressure sensor 17.
  • the pressure sensor 17 detects the control pressure generated by the signal control valve 6.
  • a detection signal of the pressure sensor 17 is applied to a machine body controller 10.
  • the control pressure generated by the signal control valve 6 represents a pressure obtained by reducing the primary pilot pressure in response to any of the operation levers of the operation lever devices 4a and 4b and other operation devices. This enables the machine body controller 10 to detect the operation amount of the operation lever using the detection signal of the pressure sensor 17.
  • An unloading solenoid valve 9 is connected with the hydraulic line 21 of the pilot pressure circuit 22.
  • the unloading solenoid valve 9 is operated by an electric signal from the machine body controller 10.
  • the unloading solenoid valve 9 may be placed in an open position (unloading position), in which communication is established between the hydraulic line 21 and a tank 11, or a closed position (loading position), in which communication is interrupted between the hydraulic line 21 and the tank 11.
  • the unloading solenoid valve 9 is in the closed position, in which the pilot pump 3 is loaded (under a loaded condition in which a predetermined primary pilot pressure is being generated in the pilot pressure circuit 22).
  • the unloading solenoid valve 9 When the electric signal from the machine body controller 10 turns ON, the unloading solenoid valve 9 is placed in the open position, in which the hydraulic fluid in the hydraulic line 21 is guided to the tank 11 to thereby unload the pilot pump 3 (under an unloaded condition in which the predetermined primary pilot pressure is not being generated in the pilot pressure circuit 22).
  • the unloading solenoid valve 9 may be a hydraulic pressure switching type.
  • an electrohydraulic conversion valve is disposed between the machine body controller 10 and the unloading valve, and the unloading valve may be placed in the appropriate position by a pressure output from the electrohydraulic conversion valve.
  • a gate lock lever 34 is disposed on the left in front of the operator's seat (on the ingress side of the cabin 101h).
  • the gate lock lever 34 can be operated selectively into a first position A and a second position B.
  • the first position A represents a lowered position at which an entrance to the operator's seat 101s is restricted.
  • the second position B represents a raised position at which the entrance to the operator's seat 101s is open.
  • a position sensor 35 is disposed at a proximal end of the gate lock lever 34. The position sensor 35 detects the position in which the gate lock lever 34 is placed.
  • a detection signal of the position sensor 35 is applied to the machine body controller 10.
  • a solenoid-operated changeover valve 36 is disposed downstream along the hydraulic line 21 of the pilot pressure circuit 22.
  • the solenoid-operated changeover valve 36 is controlled to be energized or de-energized according to an open or closed position of the gate lock lever 34.
  • the machine body controller 10 When the gate lock lever 34 is placed in the first position A, the machine body controller 10 outputs an ON signal to thereby energize a solenoid in the solenoid-operated changeover valve 36, bringing the solenoid-operated changeover valve 36 in the position depicted in Fig. 2 .
  • the pressure in the pilot pressure circuit 22 is guided to the operation lever devices 4a and 4b and other operation devices via the signal control valve 6, so that the operation lever devices 4a and 4b and other operation devices can generate the operation pilot pressure.
  • the flow control valves 5a to 5f can be operated by the operation pilot pressure.
  • the machine body controller 10 When the gate lock lever 34 is raised and placed in the second position B, the machine body controller 10 outputs an OFF signal to thereby deenergize the solenoid in the solenoid-operated changeover valve 36, bringing the solenoid-operated changeover valve 36 in a position as changed from the position depicted in Fig. 2 . Communication between the pilot pressure circuit 22 and the operation lever devices 4a and 4b and other operation devices is thereby interrupted. This disables generation of the operation pilot pressure by the operation lever devices 4a and 4b and other operation devices, and disables operations of the flow control valves 5a to 5f by the operation pilot pressure. Specifically, raising and placing the gate lock lever 34 in the second position B locks the operation lever devices 4a and 4b and other operation devices.
  • the engine 1 is controlled by an engine controller 1a so as to rotate at a predetermined speed.
  • a speed sensor 1b is mounted on the engine 1.
  • a detection signal of the speed sensor 1b is applied to the engine controller 1a.
  • the engine controller 1a inputs a target speed from the machine body controller 10.
  • the engine controller 1a calculates a target value of a fuel injection amount that causes the speed of the engine 1 to correspond with the target speed, and outputs a control signal to a fuel injection device 1c which is provided for the engine 1.
  • the fuel injection device 1c uses the control signal to inject an amount of fuel corresponding with the target value calculated by the engine controller 1a.
  • An engine control dial 12 is disposed near the operator's seat 101s of the hydraulic excavator.
  • the engine control dial 12 is an engine speed setting device that sets the target speed of the engine 1.
  • An operation signal of the engine control dial 12 is applied to the machine body controller 10. The target speed of the engine 1 can be adjusted by the operator operating the engine control dial 12.
  • An auto idle switch 16 is disposed near the operator's seat 101s. A signal from the auto idle switch 16 is also applied to the machine body controller 10.
  • the machine body controller 10 When the operator selects an auto idle mode using the auto idle switch 16 and when a predetermined period of time elapses after the operation lever of the operation lever devices 4a and 4b and other operation devices has been placed in the neutral position, the machine body controller 10 outputs an auto idle speed set in advance as the target speed to the engine controller 1a instead of a target speed set by the engine control dial 12, even when a high target speed corresponding to a heavy load has been set by the engine control dial 12.
  • the auto idle speed is a speed at which noise is low during the wait time and that permits quick recovery when work is resumed.
  • the speed of the engine 1 is automatically reduced after the lapse of the predetermined period of time after the operator has interrupted the work, so that noise is reduced and fuel economy is improved.
  • the machine body controller 10 uses the detection signal of the pressure sensor 17 to detect that any of the operation levers of the operation lever devices 4a and 4b and other operation devices moves from the neutral position.
  • the machine body controller 10 switches the target speed to be applied to the engine controller 1a from the auto idle speed to the speed set by the engine control dial 12, so that work can be performed at the target speed specified by the operator.
  • the speed of the engine 1 may be automatically reduced to the auto idle speed alternatively when the gate lock lever 34 is placed from the first position A (at which generation of the operation pilot pressures of the operation lever devices 4a and 4b and other operation devices is enabled) in the second position B (at which generation of the operation pilot pressures of the operation lever devices 4a and 4b and other operation devices is disabled).
  • the speed of the engine 1 is automatically reduced when the operator places the gate lock lever 34 in the second position B in order to interrupt the work, so that noise is reduced and fuel economy is improved.
  • the operator places the gate lock lever 34 back in the first position A and operates any of the operation levers of the operation lever devices 4a and 4b and other operation devices.
  • the target speed of the engine 1 is switched to the speed set by the engine control dial 12 as described above and the work can be performed at the target speed specified by the operator.
  • An air conditioner 13 is disposed in the cab, in which the operator's seat 101s is disposed, inside the cabin 101h.
  • the engine 1 rotatably drives a compressor 14 and a refrigerant thereby compressed is supplied to the air conditioner 13, which includes a condenser and an evaporator.
  • the operator operates an air conditioner operation dial 15 in the cab to thereby regulate a temperature inside the cab.
  • a signal from the air conditioner operation dial 15 is applied to the machine body controller 10.
  • the machine body controller 10 while displaying a set temperature and an air flow rate, for example, on a display not depicted, controls to engage and disengage an electromagnetic clutch 14a, which is incorporated in the compressor 14, such that the set temperature is reached in the cab.
  • the engine 1 rotates a rotational portion of the compressor 14, so that the refrigerant is compressed. This increases the load on the engine 1.
  • the compressor 14 does not compress the refrigerant, so that the load on the engine 1 by the compressor 14 decreases substantially to zero.
  • the electromagnetic clutch 14a may be a hydraulic pressure switching type, in which case, an electrohydraulic conversion valve is disposed between the machine body controller 10 and the clutch and the clutch may be engaged or disengaged by a pressure output from the electrohydraulic conversion valve.
  • Fig. 3 is a flowchart of functions of auto idle control in the machine body controller 10.
  • the functions of the auto idle control of the machine body controller 10 depicted in Fig. 3 and the engine controller 1a constitute an engine control system that performs the auto idle control of the present invention.
  • the machine body controller 10 determines, on the basis of the operation signal of the auto idle switch 16, whether the auto idle mode has been selected (Step S100). If it is determined that the auto idle mode has not been selected, the machine body controller 10 repeats this determination step.
  • the machine body controller 10 determines, on the basis of the detection signal of the pressure sensor 17, whether any of the operation levers of the operation lever devices 4a and 4b and other operation devices has been operated (Step S110). More specifically, the machine body controller 10 calculates the operation pilot pressure using the detection signal of the pressure sensor 17. When the operation pilot pressure exceeds a dead zone, the machine body controller 10 determines that the operation lever has been operated. When the operation pilot pressure is otherwise, the machine body controller 10 determines that the operation levers have not been operated (are in the neutral position). If it is determined that the operation lever is being operated (is not in the neutral position), the machine body controller 10 repeats this determination step.
  • Step S110 If it is determined at Step S110 that the operation levers have not been operated (are in the neutral position), the machine body controller 10 then determines whether a predetermined period of time has elapsed after the operation levers were placed in the neutral position (Step S120). If it is determined that the predetermined period of time has yet to elapse after the operation levers were placed in the neutral position, the machine body controller 10 repeats this determination step.
  • the machine body controller 10 When repeating the determination step at each of Steps S100, S110, and S120, the machine body controller 10 outputs the target speed set by the engine control dial 12 to the engine controller 1a.
  • the engine 1 is controlled to achieve a speed on the basis of the target speed set by the engine control dial 12.
  • Step S120 If it is determined at Step S120 that the predetermined period of time has elapsed after the operation levers were placed in the neutral position, the machine body controller 10 outputs as the target speed to the engine controller 1a an auto idle speed set in advance instead of the target speed set by the engine control dial 12, even when a high target speed corresponding to a heavy load has been set by the engine control dial 12 (Step S130). This causes the speed of the engine 1 to automatically reduce to the auto idle speed when the predetermined period of time has elapsed after the operation levers were placed in the neutral position.
  • the machine body controller 10 next determines on the basis of the detection signal of the pressure sensor 17 whether any of the operation levers of the operation lever devices 4a and 4b and other operation devices has been operated and the operation pilot pressure exceeds a threshold Pith (Step S140). If it is determined at this time that the operation pilot pressure obtained from the detection signal of the pressure sensor 17 does not exceed the threshold Pith, the machine body controller 10 repeats this determination step. If it is determined that the operation pilot pressure exceeds the threshold Pith, the machine body controller 10 performs engine speed early recovery control characteristic of the present invention (Step S150).
  • Fig. 4 is a flowchart of processing details of the engine speed early recovery control.
  • Step S140 in Fig. 3 If it is determined at Step S140 in Fig. 3 that the operation pilot pressure exceeds the threshold Pith, the machine body controller 10 switches the target speed of the engine 1 from the idle speed to the target speed set by the engine control dial 12 (Step S200) to thereby accelerate the engine 1.
  • Step S210 the machine body controller 10 turns OFF the control signal to be output to the compressor 14 of the air conditioner 13 thereby to disengage the electromagnetic clutch 14a of the compressor 14 and to turn OFF the compressor 14 (Step S210). Additionally, the machine body controller 10 turns ON the control signal to be output to the unloading solenoid valve 9 to thereby place the unloading solenoid valve 9 in the unloading position, thus unloading the pilot pump 3 (Step S220). This reduces the load on the engine 1, so that the speed of the engine 1 can be quickly recovered to a speed corresponding to the target speed set by the engine control dial 12. It is here noted that the processing of Steps S200, S210, and S220 are each performed, as triggered by the operation pilot pressure exceeding the threshold Pith. Thus, the processing of Steps S200, S210, and S220 may be performed in any order.
  • the machine body controller 10 next determines whether an actual speed of the engine 1 input from the engine controller 1a has increased to a predetermined value, for example, a speed of 90% of the target speed set by the engine control dial 12 and whether a predetermined period of time has elapsed after the speed was switched to the target speed set by the engine control dial 12 (Step S230). If it is determined that neither of the foregoing is affirmed, the machine body controller 10 repeats the determination step.
  • a predetermined value for example, a speed of 90% of the target speed set by the engine control dial 12 and whether a predetermined period of time has elapsed after the speed was switched to the target speed set by the engine control dial 12
  • the machine body controller 10 turns OFF the control signal to be output to the unloading solenoid valve 9 to thereby bring the unloading solenoid valve 9 back in the loading position, thus loading the pilot pump 3 again (Step S240).
  • the machine body controller 10 turns ON the control signal to be output to the compressor 14 of the air conditioner 13 to thereby engage the electromagnetic clutch 14a of the compressor 14 (Step S250).
  • the threshold Pith represents an operation amount of the operation lever of the operation lever device (operation amount of the operation device) within a range through which the actuators 103a to 103f do not start moving after the operation lever of any of the operation lever devices 4a and 4b and other operation devices has been operated.
  • the threshold Pith represents an operation pilot pressure that corresponds with an upper limit value of the range. This value is set in advance as the threshold Pith in the machine body controller 10.
  • Fig. 5 is a timing chart depicting changes in behavior over time of different parts by the engine speed early recovery control. The changes in the behavior over time of different parts by the engine speed early recovery control will be described using these timing charts.
  • a part (a) of Fig. 5 relates to the operation amount of the operation lever.
  • the timing chart of Fig. 5(a) depicts a situation in which, from a condition in which the operator selects the auto idle mode, work is interrupted, and the speed of the engine 1 is reduced, the operation lever is moved from the neutral position to a full stroke position at time t0 in order to resume the work, which causes the operation pilot pressure (the control pressure generated by the signal control valve 6) increases accordingly.
  • the following describes operations of the compressor 14 of the air conditioner 13, the pilot pump 3, the engine 1, and the hydraulic pump 2 during returning from the auto idle state to resume the work.
  • a part (b) of Fig. 5 depicts states of the electromagnetic clutch 14a of the compressor 14, whether the electromagnetic clutch 14a is engaged or disengaged.
  • the machine body controller 10 disengages the electromagnetic clutch 14a of the compressor 14 to thereby reduce the load on the engine 1.
  • the electromagnetic clutch 14a is repeatedly engaged and disengaged depending on a difference between a set temperature of the air conditioner 13 and a temperature inside the cab.
  • the electromagnetic clutch 14a is disengaged regardless of the temperature.
  • a part (c) of Fig. 5 depicts changes in the delivery pressure of the pilot pump.
  • the machine body controller 10 places the unloading solenoid valve 9 in the unloading position to thereby unload the pilot pump 3.
  • the delivery pressure (primary pilot pressure) of the pilot pump 3 decreases, involving a slight lag including response of the unloading solenoid valve 9, and is substantially zero at time t2.
  • no work can be performed even by moving the operation lever. Because the load on the engine 1 is, however, reduced, the speed of the engine 1 increases within an even shorter time.
  • the pilot pump 3 is again loaded at time t3 to be described later and work can then be performed.
  • the threshold Pith is set, as described above, to the operation amount of the operation lever of the operation lever device (operation amount of the operation device) within the range through which the actuators 103a to 103f do not start moving after the operation lever of any of the operation lever devices 4a and 4b and other operation devices has been operated.
  • the threshold Pith is set to the operation pilot pressure that corresponds with the upper limit value of the range. Then, at time t1 at which the operation pilot pressure reaches the threshold Pith, the unloading solenoid valve 9 is placed in the unloading position and the pilot pump 3 is unloaded.
  • the foregoing arrangement prevents the actuator, once started moving, from being brought to a stop by the unloading of the pilot pump 3. Early recovery control of the engine speed can thus be achieved without operability being aggravated.
  • FIG. 5 A part (d) of Fig. 5 depicts speeds of the engine 1.
  • the target speed is switched from a speed N0 of auto idle to a speed Np set by the operator using the engine control dial 12.
  • the actual speed of the engine 1 slightly lags in following the target speed, but reaches the target speed Np under a steady state. Assume that the actual speed reaches 90% of the target speed at time t3.
  • acceleration of the engine 1 is substantially completed at time t3 to return from the auto idle.
  • the electromagnetic clutch 14a of the compressor 14 is engaged again and the air conditioner 13 restores normal control.
  • the pilot pump 3 is loaded again at time t3. Because the speed of the engine 1 is already close to the speed Np set by the operator, the work that was interrupted to reduce the speed through auto idle can be resumed without the operator having an awkward feeling.
  • the machine body controller 10 also determines whether a predetermined period of time elapses after the switching to the target speed Np set by the engine control dial 12. This arrangement allows the pilot pump 3 to be loaded again after the lapse of the predetermined period of time even when the engine 1 fails to increase the speed due to failure or trouble of the engine 1 and the actual speed fails to reach 90% of the target speed.
  • the hydraulic excavator can thus be moved to ensure safety.
  • FIG. 5 A part (e) of Fig. 5 depicts torque absorbed by the hydraulic pump 2 as a result of the above control. Because the operation lever is in the neutral position for a period up to time t1 and the pilot pump 3 is unloaded for a period between time t1 and time t3, the torque absorbed by the hydraulic pump 2 remains the lowest. The pilot pump 3 is loaded at time t3, so that the torque absorbed by the hydraulic pump 2 thereafter increases with increasing operation amounts of the operation lever.
  • the unloading solenoid valve 9 is placed in the unloading position and the electromagnetic clutch 14a of the compressor 14 is disengaged to thereby reduce the load on the engine 1.
  • the engine 1 can thereby be accelerated more quickly than before and work involving a heavy load can be performed within a short period of time.
  • the present embodiment also improves operability of the auto idle control, frequency of use of the auto idle control increases, so that noise inside and outside the hydraulic excavator as a hydraulic work machine can be reduced and fuel economy can be improved.
  • the threshold Pith is set to the operation pilot pressure that corresponds with the upper limit value of the range through which the actuators 103a to 103f do not start moving after the operation lever of any of the operation lever devices 4a and 4b and other operation devices has been operated and, at time t1 at which the operation pilot pressure reaches the threshold Pith, the unloading solenoid valve 9 is placed in the unloading position to thereby unload the pilot pump 3.
  • the unloading of the pilot pump 3 prevents a situation in which the actuator, once started moving, is brought to a stop from occurring. This enables early recovery control of the engine speed without allowing operability to be aggravated.
  • the unloading solenoid valve 9 is placed back in the loading position even when the speed of the engine 1 is yet to reach the predetermined speed, when a predetermined period of time elapses after the target speed of the engine 1 is switched to the target speed set by the engine control dial 12.
  • This arrangement allows the pilot pump 3 to be loaded after the lapse of the predetermined period of time even when the engine 1 fails to increase the speed due to failure or trouble of the engine 1 and the actual speed fails to reach 90% of the target speed.
  • the hydraulic excavator can thus be moved to ensure safety.
  • the engine load is reduced by performing two types of control, one unloading the pilot pump 3 by changing the position of the unloading solenoid valve 9 in the pilot pressure circuit and the other disconnecting the compressor 14 from the engine by disengaging the electromagnetic clutch 14a of the compressor 14. Nonetheless, only one of the foregoing two types of control may be performed (for example, changing the position of the unloading solenoid valve 9 in the pilot pressure circuit to thereby unload the pilot pump 3). In this case, too, the engine 1 can be accelerated more quickly than before and work involving a heavy load can be performed within a short period of time.

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